What is CVE-2026-35645?

CVE-2026-35645 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-35645?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Openclaw

CVE-2026-35645

OpenClaw before 2026.3.25 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the gateway plugin subagent fallback deleteSession function that uses a synthetic operator.admin runtime scope. Attackers can exploit this by triggering session del…

EPSS: 0.001 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Openclaw — versions 0, 2026.3.25

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-648

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-h4jx-hjr3-fhgc) (third-party-advisory)
Patch Commit (patch)
VulnCheck Advisory: OpenClaw < 2026.3.25 - Privilege Escalation via Synthetic operator.admin in deleteSession (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-35645?: CVE-2026-35645 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openclaw, classified under CWE-648. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-35645?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.